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MP Brandon Lewis recently compared the need for voter ID to identification when picking up a parcel at the Post Office. This is misleading—voter ID must be photo ID, which is not the case when picking up a parcel from the Post Office.

are acceptable forms of photo ID, along with some other forms of photo identification such as an older person’s bus pass. Documents can be out of date, as long as the photo is still recognisable.While it is true that the Post Office does require identification to pick up a parcel, the list of what

is much longer—including non-photo identification documents such as a cheque book, a paid utility bill or a debit card.at its depots if you are collecting a parcel on behalf of someone else or a parcel which requires age verification, but non-photographic ID such as a bank statement or credit card is accepted if you’re the intended recipient.

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